restem

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/ɹəˈstɛm/

verb

To force back against the current.

“to restem a current”

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Meanings

verbrestem (third-person singular simple present restems, present participle restemming, simple past and past participle restemmed)

present singular third person restems · participle present restemming · participle past restemmed · past restemmed

  1. To force back against the current.

    to restem their backward course

    c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]
  2. To stem, or move against.

    to restem a current

Origin

From re- + stem.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MestretermesmesterTesmer
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APA

restem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restem

MLA

“restem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restem.

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